10 Horror Movies You Only Ever Watch Once
5. Friday The 13th Part V: A New Beginning
In comparison to the other great slasher franchises of the '80s, Friday the 13th probably stuck to its simple formula of hacking and slashing up horny teenagers better than most. However, by the time it came to the fifth instalment in the series, it was clear that things were growing stale with the Voorhees and Camp Crystal Lake.
Instead of just leaving things there, Paramount Pictures came up with the revolutionary idea of doing the exact same things again, only this time with a brand new 'whodunnit' mystery bundled in. Intended to be the first of a trio of films following a different killer each time around, A New Beginning is once again ridiculously low budget and even manages to stand out with a way more sleazier feel than any other instalment in the series.
Calling this film a 'whodunnit' is probably a stretch, with almost no time or effort being spent during the film's run-time on establishing suspects, motives or any sense of suspicion. Don't be expecting any Scream-levels of mystery here.
In fact, the only reason why someone might take the time to rewatch any of A New Beginning is to try and go back and work who exactly the killer is meant to be again, it's that outlandish.